Don`t feel sad about that.I just quit from a PhD in UO,not in Finance.Eugene is not a place you want to stay for 4 to 5 place. Although its finance program is ok, its qualify exam fail several chinese students.And students spend too much time on teaching rather than doing research.
I heard Oregon has a good finance program, but if teaching takes too much time, it is definitely not a good sign. Hi, guys, there are some schools that are still taking applications: